SP's MAI - Issue No. 15 | August 01-15, 2013
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Top News
- Indian Air Force Aims for Full Indigenous Inventory by 2047 — Air Chief Marshal A.P. Singh
- General Upendra Dwivedi takes over as the Chief of the Army Staff
- Rajnath Singh assumes charge as Defence Minister for the second consecutive term
- Admiral Dinesh K. Tripathi assumes Command of the Indian Navy as 26th Chief of the Naval Staff
- Prime Minister witnesses 'Bharat Shakti' – a Tri-Services Firing and Manoeuvre Exercise in Pokhran, Rajasthan
Issue Features
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MILITARY1 / VIEWPOINT
Caution time China
By Lt General (Retd) P.C. KatochChina needs to re-examine her policy of silent demographic invasion since it offers too many soft targets and may result in creation of outfits like Junood ul-Hifsa in other regions of the world to deal with this problem
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AEROSPACE
IAF takes delivery of second C-17A month after the Indian Air Force’s (IAF) first Boeing C-17 entered service, IAF has taken delivery of its second C-17 Globemaster III on July 22, 2013. This second C-17 will also immediately enter service.
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INTERNAL SECURITY
India Bangladesh Home Secretaries meetThe 14th meeting of the Home Secretaries of India and Bangladesh was held in New Delhi from July 19 to 22. The Indian delegation was led by Anil Goswami, Union Home Secretary...
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CORPORATE
Beechcraft appoints Jim Grant as Senior Vice President, Military ProgrammesBeechcraft Corporation has announced the appointment of Jim Grant as Senior Vice President of Military Programmes.
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TECHNOLOGY
Next-gen on-the-move communications systemsThe US Army Research Laboratory’s (ARL) Weapons and Materials Research Directorate, Integrated Electromagnetic Materials Research team was recently recognised...
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MILITARY1 / VIEWPOINT
Stonewalling military modernisation
By Lt General (Retd) P.C. KatochThe question that MoD officials need to ask themselves is can they provide the Indian military with the operational capabilities that they need...
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AEROSPACE
Indian Navy's Boeing P-8I's maiden landing at VisakhapatnamBoeing P-8I long-range maritime reconnaissance and antisubmarine warfare aircraft of the Indian Navy made its maiden landing at INS Dega airfield...
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INTERNAL SECURITY / CYBER
National cyber Security Policy to deal with threatsTo better arm itself from the threats emanating from the cyber world, the government announced a National Cyber Security Policy 2013.
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CORPORATE
Rafael restructuring, establishes two new divisionsRafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd., designer, developer, and manufacturer of leading naval, air and land systems, is announcing a series of organisational changes and re-structuring.
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TECHNOLOGY
DRDO releases single high band transmitterThe future weapons are going to be based on microwaves and lasers. The research and development in the high end technology is very complex and I am glad to know that the thoughts in that direction is already underway,” said Union Minister of State for Defence Jitendra Singh...
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MILITARY1 / REPORT
DCNS launches 'Eye to See'
By Lt General (Retd) Naresh ChandDCNS’ has launched I2C (pronounced as ‘Eye to See’), which stands...
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AEROSPACE
A400M Military certificationThe CQC (certification and qualification committee), a group of experts from the seven partner countries, has recommended that the A400M military transport aircraft be awarded its military certificate of airworthiness.
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INTERNAL SECURITY / BREACHES
Popstar Justin Bieber ambushed in DubaiPopstar Justin Bieber expected hysterical screams from teenage fans, but surely did not expect to get attacked on stage by a crazy fan in Dubai recently during a concert.
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CORPORATE
General Dynamics' new facility in Healdsburg, CaliforniaA ribbon-cutting ceremony and facility tour was held with employees, local business and community leaders, customers and government personnel at General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems...
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MILITARY1
Indian Navy's Indigenous Aircraft Carrier to be launched on August 12The Vice Chief of the Naval Staff, Vice Admiral R.K. Dhowan held a press briefing on August 1...
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AEROSPACE
US Navy awards Northrop Grumman contract for E-2D Advanced HawkeyesFollowing the decision earlier this year to proceed with full-rate production, the Navy has awarded Northrop Grumman Corporation...
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INTERNAL SECURITY / BREACHES
Leona Lewis punched in the faceA crazed bloke queued for five hours to meet Leona Lewis — then punched her in the face.
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CORPORATE
ST Engineering's Land Systems arm acquires Technicae Projetos e Serviços AutomotivosSingapore Technologies Engineering Ltd (ST Engineering) announced that its land systems arm, Singapore Technologies Kinetics Ltd (ST Kinetics) has, through its wholly owned subsidiary...
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MILITARY1
Commander-in-Chief, Myanmar Navy on four-day visit to IndiaVice Admiral Thura Thet Swe, Commander-in-Chief, Myanmar Navy, commenced a four-day visit to India by laying a wreath...
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AEROSPACE
Dyess AFB receives final C-130J Super HerculesThe final Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules designated for the 317th Airlift Group was ferried to Dyess Air Force Base (AFB), Texas. General Paul Selva, commander, Air Mobility Command, Scott AFB, Ill.
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INTERNAL SECURITY
Rajan Gupta DG of BPR&DRajan Gupta of the 1978 IPS batch (Punjab Cadre) has taken over as Director General (DG) in Bureau of Police Research & Development (BPR&D).
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MILITARY1
India and France decide to broaden defence cooperationAt the invitation of the Minister of Defence of India, the French Minister of Defence Yves Le Drianis was on an official visit to India from July 25 to 27. A.K. Antony and Jean-Yves Le Drian held detailed...
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AEROSPACE
Sikorsky delivers 400th MH-60 Seahawk helicopter to US NavySikorsky Aircraft Corp., a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp., has delivered the 400th MH-60 Seahawk helicopter to the US Navy.
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INTERNAL SECURITY
TSA launches application programme for TSA PreThe US Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announced that it will add a new process allowing more US citizens to enroll in TSA Pre, an expedited screening programme...
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MILITARY1
Rheinmetall wins €1 billion Australian truck orderThe Australian Minister for Defence Materiel Dr Mike Kelly AM MP has announced that up to 150 Australian jobs are expected to be created as a result of contracts.
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AEROSPACE
Airbus Military welcomes Cameroon as new operatorAirbus Military has delivered to the Cameroon Air Force a CN235 medium transport. The handover makes Cameroon the 16th sub-Saharan nation to operate Airbus Military’s family...
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INTERNAL SECURITY / CYBER
Telecom security policy goes before NIBThe telecom department has sought the National Information Board’s (NIB) approval on the draft telecommunication security policy.
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AEROSPACE
100th F-35 in productionThe 100th Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II, the first aircraft destined for Luke Air Force Base in Glendale, Ariz., has entered the last stage of final assembly.
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INTERNAL SECURITY / BREACHES
Abu Ghraib prison breachYet again, Iraqi security recently forces locked down areas around the Abu Ghraib prison in Baghdad to hunt for escaped inmates and militants after daring insurgent assaults set hundreds of detainees free.
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AEROSPACE
HAL delivers pilotless target aircraft Lakshya to BDLThe Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) delivered the first Lakshya-1 (pilotless target aircraft) to Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL), Hyderabad, at a function held recently.
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INTERNAL SECURITY / BREACHES
Pistol-shaped high-heeled shoes through airport securityConsidering we live in an era where the possession of too much hand sanitiser is enough to strike fear in the heart of airport security, you’d think passengers would exercise a little caution when it comes to carry items.
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AEROSPACE
KC-46 critical design review nearing completionThe US Air Force and Boeing successfully conducted the KC-46 critical design review, or CDR, from July 8-10 at the Boeing facility in Mukilteo, Wash. The KC-46 weapon system CDR was the culmination of nine months...
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AEROSPACE
Lockheed Martin's successful launch of new military communications satelliteThe second mobile user objective system (MUOS) satellite built by Lockheed Martin for the US Navy is responding to commands after being launched...
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AEROSPACE
Afghan woman pilot makes historyAfghan Air Force 2nd Lt. Niloofar Rhmani, Kabul Air Wing pilot, added another feather to her cap of firsts after she completed the first fixed-wing combat mission flown by a female on July 18.
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AEROSPACE
Northrop delivers 100th CNI system for F-35Northrop Grumman Corporation (NOC) has delivered its 100th AN/ASQ-242 communications, navigation and identification (CNI) system to Lockheed Martin Corp.
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AEROSPACE
Lockheed Martin delivers upgraded OrionLockheed Martin has achieved an unprecedented milestone by delivering a US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) P-3 Orion aircraft in 10 months—and 78 days early—on July 18.
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AEROSPACE / UNMANNED
Roche sustainment award to Air Force Global Hawk teamThe US Air Force RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned aircraft programme was officially awarded the 2012 Dr. James G. Roche Sustainment Excellence...
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AEROSPACE / UNMANNED
First upgraded MQ-8C Fire Scout delivered to US NavyThe US Navy got its first look at the upgraded MQ-8 Fire Scout unmanned system when Northrop Grumman Corporation delivered its first MQ-8C...
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AEROSPACE
South Korea to reopen fighter jet competitionSouth Korea will be reopening bidding for its 8.3 trillion won purchase of 60 next generation fighter jets. The Korean Defence Acquisition Programme Administration (DAPA) had suspended...
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AEROSPACE / UNMANNED
Heron 1 logs 15,000 flight hours in AfghanistanAt the beginning of July, the Heron 1 UAS logged its 15,000th operational flight hour. The three systems, which are operated by Cassidian subsidiary Airborne Solutions on behalf of the Luftwaffe...
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